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Digital Cultures

Contact

Dr Chris Chesher
Phone: + 61 2 9036 6173
Email: chris.chesher@sydney.edu.au

Requirements
Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication and Culture

4 units of study = 24 credit points

Graduate Diploma in Digital Communication and Culture

6 units of study = 36 credit points

Master of Digital Communication and Culture

8 units of study = 48 credit points

A Bachelor degree with a major in a relevant field. Candidates who do not hold a Bachelor's degree may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication and Culture, if deemed by the faculty to have equivalent professional experience, usually a minimum of 3 years recent, full-time employment in the industry. These applicants must provide a CV and employer references in support of their application. All applicants are required to submit a detailed curriculum vitae and a statement of 300 words on why they wish to undertake the course.

Master of Arts (Research)

A Bachelor degree from the University of Sydney with a major in a relevant subject area in the humanities or social sciences and a distinction average or equivalent.

Doctor of Arts and Doctor of Social Sciences

See: Research degree requirements

Master of Philosophy

A Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours Class I or II.1 in Digital Cultures, or the degree of Master of Digital Communication and Culture awarded with Merit (distinction average), including a research project related to digital communication or digital cultures.

Doctor of Philosophy

A Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours Class I in Digital Cultures.

Candidates may chose to structure their course of study on pathways.

Language and Culture – Students may choose to follow this pathway if their priority is to deepen their understanding of digital cultures and technological change by exploring the fields where computers and new media intersect with the humanities. These units look at language, rhetoric, philosophy, media and cultural studies.

Technology in Society – Students may follow this pathway if they wish to critically investigate social, ethical and political themes relating to information and media technologies in specific contexts of communication, education and the law.

Interactive Digital Arts – Students following this pathway will enhance their skills and understanding of digital production, framed within a Fine Arts paradigm. Students will be expected to have familiarity with HTML and digital imaging software, such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.

Digital Media Design – Students who want hands-on experience using digital media in the design traditions may pursue this pathway.

Information Technology – Students with an interest in understanding information technology may choose from the units of study offered by the Faculty of Science to extend their technical knowledge of computer science principles, programming, networking, Internet protocols and digital media. These students will be expected to have some background in mathematics and science.

Units of study

In pursuing the above pathways, candidates may choose units of study from related postgraduate programs offered by other faculties, subject to approval. Please consult the Director.

Cores
  • ARIN6901 Network Society
  • ARIN6902 Internet Cultures and Governance
  • ARIN6903 Exploring Digital Cultures
  • ARIN6912 Digital research and publishing
  • ARIN6914 Remixable Media
Electives
  • ARIN6911 Project in Digital Communications*
  • ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
  • ARHT6930 Film Theory: Art, Industry, Culture
  • COMP5206 Introduction to Information Systems
  • COMP5047 Pervasive Computing
  • COMP5213 Computer and Network Organisation [technical]
  • COMP5214 Software Development in Java
  • ENGL6946 Communication in Professional Contexts A
  • ENGL6962 Communication in Professional Contexts B
  • GCST5909 Key Thinkers for Cultural Studies
  • IDEA9105 Human Computer Interaction
  • IDEA9106 Design Thinking
  • IDEA9205 Art, Technology and Culture
  • LNGS7006 Cross-Cultural Communication
  • MMDE5011 Interactive Media Practice Seminar 1
  • MMDE6001 History and Theory of New Media 1
  • MMDE6002 History and Theory of New Media 2
  • MMDE6101 Animation for Interactive Media & Video
  • MUSM7031 Information and Collection Management
  • SCLG6902 Doing Social Research
  • WMST6903 Gender, Media and Consumer Societies

Core units of study - Master candidates choose 4; Graduate Diploma candidates choose 3; Graduate Certificate candidates choose 2.
*Department permission required - available to Master of Digital Communication and Culture candidates only. Please discuss your proposed topic for the project with the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolling in these units of study.
Subject to the approval of the coordinator, candidates may undertake relevant units of study from postgraduate programs offered by other faculties

Course rules

 

Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication and Culture

Graduate Diploma in Digital Communication and Culture

Master of Digital Communication and Culture


These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.

Course resolutions

1 Course codes

Code

Course title

DG023

Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication and Culture

DF028

Graduate Diploma in Digital Communication and Culture

DC050

Master of Digital Communication and Culture

2 Attendance pattern

The attendance pattern for these courses is full time or part time according to candidate choice.

3 Master's type

The master's degree in these resolutions is an advanced learning master's course, as defined by the Coursework Rule.

4 Embedded courses in this sequence

(1)
The embedded courses in this sequence are:
(a)
the Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication and Culture
(b)
the Graduate Diploma in Digital Communication and Culture
(c)
the Master of Digital Communication and Culture
(2)
A candidate for the graduate certificate or graduate diploma may apply to progress to a longer course in this sequence, providing the candidate meets the admission requirements for that course. Only the longest award completed will be conferred.

5 Admission to candidature

(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria. In exceptional circumstances the Dean may admit applicants without these qualifications but whose evidence of experience and achievement is deemed by the Dean to be equivalent.
(2)
Admission to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication and Culture requires:
(a)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent institution, with a major in a relevant subject area in the humanities or social sciences; or
(b)
equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.
(3)
Admission to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in Digital Communication and Culture requires:
(a)
a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65%) average, from the University of Sydney, including a major in a relevant subject area in the humanities or social sciences, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
completion of the Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication and Culture with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.
(4)
Admission to candidature for the Master of Digital Communication and Culture requires:
(a)
a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65%) average, from the University of Sydney, including a major in a relevant subject area in the humanities or social sciences, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
completion of the Graduate Diploma in Digital Communication and Culture with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.

6 Requirements for award

(1)
The units of study that may be taken for these courses are set out in the Postgraduate Table of Units of Study for the Digital Communication and Culture subject area.
(2)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication and Culture a candidate must complete 24 credit points, including:
(a)
12 credit points of core units of study; and
(b)
12 credit points from elective units of study.
(3)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Digital Communication and Culture a candidate must complete 36 credit points, including:
(a)
18 credit points of core units of study; and
(b)
18 credit points from elective units of study.
(4)
To qualify for the award of the Master of Digital Communication and Culture a candidate must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a)
24 credit points of core units of study; and
(b)
24 credit points from elective units of study.

7 Course transfer

A candidate for the master's degree or graduate diploma may elect to discontinue study and graduate with a shorter award from this embedded sequence, with the approval of the Dean, and provided the requirements of the shorter award have been met.

8 Transitional provisions

(1)
These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January 2011.
(2)
Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January 2011 will complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January 2016. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.